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Papa John’s Pizza is an international pizza restaurant chain. It was founded in Jeffersonville, Indiana, by “Papa” John Schnatter who started to sell pizzas from the back of his father’s tavern in 1983. Franchising began in 1986 and the company headquarters were moved to Louisville, Kentucky. In 1993, Papa John’s went public. The international expansion started in 1998 with the opening of the first restaurants in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Today, there are 4,400 locations world-wide and 3,200 in the United States making it the fourth-largest US pizza chain behind Little Caesars.

Customers can create their own pizza with a variety of toppings or choose one of the specialty pizzas. Available side items are cheesesticks, breadsticks, chicken poppers, and chicken wings. Papa John’s positions itself as a premium pizza chain using fresh, hand-tossed dough and quality ingredients. Consequently, the prices are more expensive than at competing restaurants.